Like startled doves, linens and underwear flap in the Mediterranean sun baking old Palermo's rugged Albergheria neighborhood. "We get angry when it rains," says a native Palermitan. "It's an insult, and we take it personally."
- From "Italy Apart-Sicily," August 1995, National Geographic magazine
Natalie and I love National Geographic magazine. My Dad used to have boxes of them stored in the basement, which I remember looking at and reading repeatedly. They were so interesting: the colour, life and culture of a world that seemed far, far away from my West Auckland basement. Far more inspiring for a 10-year-old than magazine articles about Jonathan Taylor Thomas or tips on getting your crush to notice you. The best thing is that they never seem to date - I picked up a couple of National Geographic's at a book fair recently, from 1983 and 1989, and they're just as interesting and inspiring today. And look at those photos! Beautiful. They're from National Geographic's amazing website.
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